On a young waitress’s birthday, the perplexing appearance of one of her deceased mother’s homemade cakes deeply troubles her. Over her shift that evening, surrounded by happy families in the little restaurant where she works, memories of her mother crowd in, and her attempts to repress her emotions grow ever more difficult.

Isabell can't get over her dog's death. Unable to overcome her grief and surrounded by happy dog owners, she decides that no one else should have a dog.